Groucho's Fact Hunt

[summerisle]

Tom and Jerry turned 76 earlier this week apparently

Stumbled on this recently :

Censored Eleven

The Censored Eleven is an unofficial term for eleven pre-1948 Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes shorts that were removed from United States television by United Artists in 1968 due to racial stereotyping of black people. Turner and Warner Bros. continue to enforce the ban on these shorts from...

looneytunes.fandom.com

 

[Bilko]

 

[Tramps_mate]

Needs a new knife.

Surely that's not right!!

 

[summerisle]

 

[Rich1878]

The cardboard sleeve used to protect your hand from a hot coffee cup is called a "zarf."

 

[Jamo Martinez]

Goo goo g’jube.

Goo goo g'lube.

 

[summerisle]

 

[Bilko]

I just so hope this is true, Noddy's birthday this week and it reminded me

 

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That’s wild. Didn’t know that.
As a kid, I used to walk to Belmont Park from my grandmother’s house

 

[terryefc]

Vitoria got bullets in the post for that....

And Nazis, Nazis everywhere.....

Stockport County is the closest football ground to the River Mersey.

Not for much longer!

 

[Groucho]

Not for much longer!

Very true mate

 

[summerisle]

 

[Kurt.]

Ever wondered why there’s a cockerel on the front of a cornflakes box ?

Way back, a young welsh harpist was touring America and Mr. Kellog attended one of her concerts, they met after and she told him his name reminded her of the Welsh word Ceiliog which is welsh for cockerel, he liked this so much he introduced the cockerel on the front of the cornflakes box, it’s even the same colours as the welsh flag.
Enjoy your breakfast

 

[summerisle]

Forest originally meant an enclosed area exclusively used for hunting by the king. It could be any type of land, including those that had zilch trees.

 

[summerisle]